Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Guardians

With 60 games left in the season, and still nearly two weeks until the Trade Deadline, there simply is no such thing as a single must-win game. But Wednesday night came awfully close. Facing a four-game losing streak and the possibility of a second straight season hitting the rocks in the first week after the All-Star break, Minnesota righted the ship at a critical time. The Twins overcame an injury to Victor Caratini, a substandard start from Bailey Ober, the return of José Ramírez to Cleveland's lineup and yet another early deficit to claim a desperately needed 10-6 win over the Guardians at Progressive Field. Brooks Lee and Trevor Larnach homered, the Twins rapped out 11 hits and also reached base via four walks, one hit batter and three Cleveland errors as the American League’s most productive offense returned to its usual self after a brief skid. And they did it with Byron Buxton receiving a scheduled day off and Caratini coming out of the game in the fifth inning after fouling a ball off his right knee. “It was great,” said Ober, who allowed four runs in four innings. “Huge bounceback. They looked incredible out there today, and I think we needed that big time today -- just to get those guys rolling again. Another big output from them, especially in the second half of the season and \[after\